Bob, that is very interesting & it seems to be just as you say. E-shopping
is in its infancy here but is growing rapidly. Kalahari.com is the local
equivalent of Amazon.com but their range of goods is not as great yet.
Alan C
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Sullivan
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 7:16 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Mall Development
Alan,
Traditional enclosed malls in the USA have been dead for the last 30 years.
As the enclosed malls have reached 30-40 years in age,
owners have looked to re-purpose them with a different mix of tenants.
The bricks & mortar retail environment is a mess here.
E-shopping has replaced a lot of it and is killing profit margins.
WalMart still builds 100,000+ square foot stores, but few others do.
The real estate market was for strip malls (stores in a line with
parking in front)
or 'Power' malls - strip malls with a 100,000 sq ft anchor store & parking.
No more enclosed malls for us. You seem to be headed the other direction.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
Many still do except they now use hunting rifles. There is a bit of bow
hunting too (compound & cross). Game farming is big business starting at
about R8000 for an Impala going up to about R20000 for an Eland. A friend
of
mine recently "bought" a trophy Kudu for R12000 but only wounded it. After
2
days they couldn't find it so his money was lost! The San (Bushmen) are
mostly restricted the semi-desert regions of the Northern Cape, Botswana &
Namibia but they don't really live & hunt in the traditional way any more
(except for the tourists). They have all but lost their exceptional
tracking
skills too. Much like the native Americans (Red Indians?) I suppose.
Alan C
-----Original Message----- From: Bob W
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 4:38 PM
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: RE: GESO: Mall Development
I thought you did your shopping this way:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o
B
-----Original Message-----
From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan C
Sent: 03 April 2014 13:17
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: GESO: Mall Development
I tried something different today - a sort of cross between architectural
&
street. A couple on Mall Development Companies have been going around
the country building new malls & also converting/upgrading older store
blocks into malls. This is an upgrade. A new row of stores is being built
to the
south of the existing row & the whole thing roofed over to form a mall.
We
already have a mini-mall but this will be massive by comparison. Wallmart
who trade here as Game will be moving in & will probably lead to the
demise
of many existing small enterprises. This is a brave essay considering the
economy is very depressed at the moment & one wonders where all the
customers will come from. On the positive side, the local construction &
engineering firms at least have contracts for a year or so. Shopping has
become a nightmare with the temporary acute shortage of parking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157643350932674/
All with the K7 & DA 18-55 WR on a warm (30C) sunny day.
Alan C
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